Fan attachment for rocking-chairs



(No Model.)

R. M. COPENHAVER. FAN ATTACHMENT FOR ROCKING CHAIRS.

No. 604,519. Patented May 24,1898.

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FAN ATTACHENT FOR ROCKING CHAIRS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,519, dated May 24:,1898.

Application filed October 21, 1897- sflllal N0- 655,880- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT M. COPENHA- VER, a citizen of the UnitedStates of America, residing at Black Rock, in the county of Lawrence andState of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFan Attachments for Rocking-Chairs; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in fanattachments for rocking-chairs, the object being to provide acheaply-constructed and efficient fan attachment which can be readilyapplied to rocking'chairs, cribs, and similar structures, so that whensaid object is rocked the fan will be operated automatically; and myinvention consists in the special construction and organization of theparts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specificallypointedout in the claims.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rockingchair, showing my improved fanattachment applied thereto. Figs. 2, 3, 4, and 5 are detail views of theparts detached.

A refers to a frame comprising a trough A, to the ends of which aresecured posts a a", braces also being provided which extend from theposts to the outer side pieces of the trough. The trough in which therocker of the chair is placed is made up of a base-piece to which areattached the vertical sides, said side pieces having at the ends aplurality of recesses b, which are adapted to receive a cord 13 or othersuitable strip which will prevent the sides of the rocker coming incontact with the side pieces of the trough, so as to prevent abrasionand noise. If desired, a second or intermediate cord or packing may beattached to the side pieces, and when attached thereto the ends areintended to lie in the intermediate notches or recesses b b. The cordwhen applied as shown will extend over the end of the trough and may besecured thereto by staples or otherwise. The outer side piece of thetrough has attached thereto a fixture 0, made up of a plate having anoutwardly projecting portion with upturned ends, and a slot 0, withwhich engages the lower end of the staff upon which the fan is mounted,so that said staff may oscillate in the fixture, a screw or pin 0passing through the slot and engaging with the staff.

To the rocking-chair, preferably to the under side of the seat, issecured a clamp D, having a pair of outwardly-projecting arms 01, theends of which are curved and rounded so as to embrace the staff, andsaid staff can be placed in engagement with the rounded portion of thearm by forcing the staff between the engaging ends, so as to cause themto spring outwardly until embraced by the rounded ends. The staff whichcarries the fan is actuated by a cord or flexible connection E, one endof which is secured to one of the posts of the frame A, it being wrappedseveral times around the staff below the clamp D, the opposite end beingsecured to the other post, so that as the chair is rocked a rotarymotion will be imparted to the staff, which changes or is reversed witheach direction of movement of the rocker.

The staff F may carry a fan of any construction; but the form of fanthat I prefer to use as giving the best result is one which is made upof substantially triangular sections 9 of fabric which are secured'attheir apexes and bases to frames G G, each frame being of similarconstruction though. diiferent in size, and these frames comprise acentral hub 71', to which is secured a plurality of radiating arms h, towhich the pieces of fabric g are tacked or otherwise secured. The hubsare secured to the staff in any suitable manner, so that the fan can beraised and lowered on the staff or can be readily removed therefrom whendesired, spring clips or wedges answering the purpose.

It will be noted that by the construction hereinbefore described thestaff may have a longitudinal movement in the clamp D, which looselyembraces the same, and that it may also have a rotary and swingingmovement in the fixture 0, carried .by the trough, and that as there isa flexible connection between the chair and the frame it is notnecessary to adjust the parts when placed in engagement with each other.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a fan attachment for rocking-chairs, the combination with thechair having attached thereto a clamp with outwardly-projecting arms, astafi with which the outer ends of the arms engage, of a trough for thereception of the rocker, a bearing or fixture carried by the trough withwhich the lower end of the staff engages, and posts having a flexibleconnection which engages with the staff between its points of connectionwith the chair and frame, substantially as shown.

2. In combination with a rocking-chair, a

staff carrying a fan, a frame with which the engagement with the staff,substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT M. COPENI-IAVER.

Witnesses:

S. H. EDMONDSON, B. J. MARTIN.

